The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-01-10
ISLAND NOTES.
Lahaina Items.

LAHAINA, Maui, January Z, 1887.
His Excellency the Governor of Maui
and Mrs. Baker gave a luau at their
residence this afternoon, to which were
invited many of our prominent native
and foreign residents, among whom
were noticed Mr.. and Mrs. III. Turton
and III. Turton, Jr., Hon. Kia Nahaoli
lua and Mrs. Nahaolilua, Mr.. and Mrs.
F. J. Hayselden, Mr.. and Mrs. Kahao
lilo, Mr.. and Mrs. S. f. Kaine, Mr.
and Mrs. Makalua, Rev. w. H. Barnes,
DIR. R. Kuehn, Mr.. and Mrs Noa Ka-
haolilio, the Misses Kamaiopili, T. G.
Forsyth and others. Everything had
been excellently arranged, and this
purely Hawaiian repast was very much
enjoyed by all present, not little of the
success attending it being due to the
kindly, affable manner of the host and
hostess. After supper the company were
treated to some excellent vocal and in
strumental music, including songs from
some forty boys, who sang together.
The evening was delightfully."- cool, with
a clear sky and bright moon. This
pleasant affair terminated about IL p. m.
A few years ago, looking down upon
Lahaina from a slight eminence, one
WAS struck with the beautiful and park
like appearance of the whole of the La
haina fiat, which now constitutes the
Pioneer mill and plantation principality.
1t is only within the last three years or
so that one of our most beautiful food
producing trees has rapidly disappeared.
| speak of the bread-fruit, and the time
would seem very near at hand when
they 'twill be no more" This place is
the natural home of the bread-fruit
tree, and when we know that the ma
tives use it largely as an article of food
(pOD it seems the more wanton the de-
struction of it, The cause of its destruc-
ton is simple and the remedy easy.
First, after the cane is cut and the trash
has laid on the ground about week it
is burned, no clearing being made
around the trunk of the growing tree at
it's base. The consequence is that the
foliage is all scorched and withered.
while of course the vitality of the tree is
considerably weakened. From nay per
sonal observation, it takes but three
annual burnings of the said trash to
complete its destruction. That is what
Is aimed al, aud there is no concee.I-
rnent Of the. object IN view a clear
OBJ. lad IS tt.. -ul dtsS,rad and revar
lost sighr of-bptt. at what a cost What
a loss &c 9o the poor Hawaiians. The ques-
ION arises Is this lawful; and il so,
is it right? The bread-fruit is food
producing tree, very difficult to raise
and but very few places are suited to its
growth. This reckless burning of our
Indigenous and other trees should be at
once stopped. If, as the law stands, anv
one is justified in any act which results
in killing them, then the law relating to
any and all trees should be amended SO
as to protect them. In this case not a
tree need die if the trash were drawn
away clear of the branches, and this on
cane fields where trees stand should be
compulsory. While on this subject (
would give you the names of some of the
more prominent trees in this place. In
fruit trees we have mango, tamarind,
70, apple, papaia, fig, orange, lemon,
guava, banana, sChina orange, alligator
pear, Japanese plum and date. In nut
trees there are momona, cocoa and ku-
kul; added to which we have the bread
fruit, Ian kala, haw, kafaani, monkey
pod, algeroba, pride of India, ironwood,
panyau, royal palm, eucalyptus, acacia,
pontschianaregia and some others which
[ do not now recollect.
There was large gathering at the
Wainee Church on the last evening of
the old year for the purpose of celebrat-
ing the birthday of Her Majesty the
Queen, as also to see the old year out
and the new year in. Speeches were
made by His Excelleney Governor
Baker, Hon. Fred Hayselden, Rev. Pail
and others in Hawaiian. Later on were
rendered some fine selections in sacred
music by the choir of the church &C
companied by the violin ard other
stringed instruments At II o'clock the
bells rang in the year sS7, after which